Name: That's Not How The Story Goes (Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events cover) by Don't Scratch the Duco
Duration: 2 min 53 s
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It’s been some time since we’ve heard reports from the police about criminal activity here in Vermont. And I’m sorry to say that so far this summer, it’s been…busy. There’s pretzel-related violence and lawnmower theft. And more trouble at Dunkin’ Donuts.

Here’s your summer report from Vermont police, reported by Scott Carrier, producer of Home of the Brave.

Police Log, Burning Lawn Chairs Edition

Beth is from Orange, Vermont. She’s 38, she’s got four jobs, and like a lot of Vermonters, in fact a lot of Americans, she’s not making enough money. There's not enough money for food, and there's certainly not enough for her own place.

How can a person have four jobs and not enough money? And what does it actually feel like to never have enough? 

This is a segment produced for a Vermont Public Radio podcast called Brave Little State, an awesome monthly podcast where you ask the questions, you decide what VPR investigates, and then you work with us to find the answers. To hear the full show that includes this segment, go here: http://digital.vpr.net/post/vermont-hustle-what-its-work-3-jobs

Music for this show is from Brian Clark and Mike Donofrio.

Four Jobs and Still No Money...

This winter Susan Randall worked with the defense on a sentencing case for a high profile multiple-murder here in Vermont. A sentencing is the time for considering the pain caused by a crime. It’s also a time to ask, How did we get here? What happened in the life of this person that led her to do what she did?

For months, Susan worked closely with the woman who committed these murders, creating a profile of her life, her history, and her family. It’s a story of almost unimaginable, multi-generational abuse…abuse which started two generations before her birth. In the end, the perpetrator received a sentence of life without parole. I’m not going to name her here because it’s a very sensitive case in Vermont, and this story is not about her. It’s about what it’s like to work closely on cases like these as a private investigator, and what happens after the cases are closed.

Driving Around With Susan. Again!

This is a show I made back in 2008. I’m running it as a tribute to my friend Greg Sharrow. Greg was one of the first people I met when I came back to Vermont in 2003. I didn’t have many friends, I didn’t have a job or really any plans, and it was the middle of winter. And then I met Greg at his office in the old Vermont Folklife Center building in Middelbury. It was crammed with books, and we sat down and talked for two hours, and it was that kind of talk where you’re almost gulping each other down. And he became one of the funnest, and maybe one of the most important friends of my life.

Greg Sharrow died two days ago at his home in North Carolina, with Bob and their dear friend Brian at his bedside.

This is a story about Greg, and his husband Bob, and Greg’s mother, Marjory. Marjory had dementia in the years before her death. This is a show about what remained for them, after the forgetting. Welcome.

After the Forgetting: A Tribute to Greg Sharrow

A presentation by 2017 Fryer Fellow, Dr Duncan Hose. Duncan spoke about his pursuit of the daemon or "literary ghost mark" of John Forbes through personal papers that remain charged with the aura and charisma of the poet some 20 years after his passing. Throughout the term of his Fellowship, Dr Hose delved into the Fryer Library's collection of Forbes' manuscripts that include correspondence, notes and drafts. Thank you to Duncan for this interesting and informative talk. Thank you to our generous donors who make this fellowship possible.

Poetic Presence: John Forbes in the Archive

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